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buyCASTINGS Makes the Big Leagues!

Every boy grows up wanting to play in the big leagues and to take it one step further, the mighty Yankees. Well, buyCASTINGS.com, feeling like kids again, has made its way into the house that Ruth built.


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Economic Recovery

What’s Wrong With Our System and When Will the Economy Turn Around?

by Neil Chaudhry

Some say it’ll be 2011, some say “later this year”, while others have no idea. I say, the first quarter of 2010. Based on the fact that this will allow time for the financial system to recover, stimulus to kick-in, and the new administration to figure out what they are doing. Based on that assumption, the markets will hit bottom the first quarter of 2009, a good 9 to 12-months ahead of the “end of the recession”, or so we hope!

Moving to Production

Foam Patterns Replacing Wax in Production

FOPAT Production Inc. (FPI), Miamisburg, OH has moved into a new 14,000 sq ft facility to commercialize a foam pattern-making technology. With new injection machines in place, FPI is ready to produce foam patterns for investment casting foundries and other component manufacturers. After $1.5M and 2+ years R&D, we are now in production and taking orders!

New Faces

Two New Additions to Our Growing Team

FOPAT Productions, Inc. (FPI) has hired two new employees to operate the new FOPAT foam pattern machine and will continue to conduct R&D on the original machine. Bo Mosley, Product Technician and Chris Loper, Process Technician, started working with buyCASTINGS and FPI in late November. Both have undergone extensive training on the new foam pattern production machine.

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